RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Frumentius

400 - 383

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Saint Frumentius (Ge'ez: ፍሬምናጦስ; died c. 383) was a Phoenician Christian missionary and the first bishop of Axum who brought Christianity to the Kingdom of Aksum. He is sometimes known by other names, such as Abuna ("Our Father") and Aba Salama ("Father of Peace"). He was a native of Phoenicia, born in Tyre, modern day Lebanon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frumentius is the 1,001st most popular religious figure (up from 1,028th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 34th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Lebanese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Frumentius ranks 1,001 out of 3,187. Before him are Gotthard of Hildesheim, Jeremias II of Constantinople, Ascanio Sforza, Paula of Rome, Otto of Bamberg, and Sophronius of Jerusalem. After him are Basil Fool for Christ, Peter Mogila, Leopold Mandić, John of Matha, Vilna Gaon, and Isidore of Kiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Frumentius ranks 25. Before him are Marcomer, Servatius of Tongeren, Antipope Ursicinus, Joannes, Shapur III, and Uldin. After him are Radagaisus, Sozomen, Chandragupta II, Vincent of Lérins, Flavius Bauto, and Meletius of Antioch. Among people deceased in 383, Frumentius ranks 5. Before him are Ulfilas, Saint Ursula, Gratian, and Ardashir II. After him is Flavia Maxima Constantia.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Frumentius ranks 24 out of 145. Before him are Émile Lahoud (1936), Eusebius of Nicomedia (280), Najib Mikati (1955), Bachir Gemayel (1947), Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (1073), and Rashid Rida (1865). After him are Amal Clooney (1978), Michel Suleiman (1948), Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (1940), Maria of Montferrat (1192), Kamal Jumblatt (1917), and Delphine Seyrig (1932).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Lebanon

Among religious figures born in Lebanon, Frumentius ranks 8. Before him are Pope Constantine (664), Charbel Makhlouf (1828), Christina of Bolsena (210), Eusebius of Nicomedia (280), Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (1073), and Rashid Rida (1865). After him are Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (1940), Nimatullah Kassab (1808), Pamphilus of Caesarea (240), Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian (1946), Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1920), and Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707).

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